Agronomy and Horticulture Department
Perennial Plant Response to Defoliation - An Overview
Date of this Version
2004
Document Type
Article
Citation
Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary (PASSeL) Lesson
Abstract
Compares the growth of defoliated and nondefoliated perennial plants, with an emphasis on the link between plant structure, growth, and response to defoliation.
Overview
This lesson will compare the growth of defoliated and nondefoliated perennial plants. The link between plant structure, growth, and response to defoliation is the emphasis of the lesson.
Objectives
- Define the terms source, sink, photosynthesis, carbohydrate, apical meristem, lateral meristem, and residual leaf area.
- Compare the differences in morphology (plant structure) and physiology (plant function) between a nondefoliated and defoliated plant.
- Predict how a plant will respond to defoliation based on morphology, physiology, and the environment.
Modules:
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Comments
Copyright © 2005 Walter Schacht, Leah Sandall, and Walter Fick. Used by permission.
This project was supported in part by the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants CAP project 2011-68002-30029 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, administered by the University of California-Davis and by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education, National SMETE Digital Library Program, Award #0938034, administered by the University of Nebraska. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USDA or NSF.